August 7, 2026 - FALL SPORTS

Practice for the fall sports season has been under way for more than two weeks and the first games are only days away.

Boy's soccer is among the first to start their season with Randleman traveling to defending state champion Southwestern Randolph and Trinity hosting Glenn on Monday.

Volleyball also begins Monday with Providence Grove at Chatham Charter and Wheatmore hosting Central Davidson.

Asheboro, Southwestern Randolph and Wheatmore girl's tennis teams are in action Tuesday. The Blue Comets host the Cougars to open the season while the Warriors travel to North Stanly.

The first Cross Country event involving a Randolph County school is scheduled for Saturday, August 15 and girl's golf teams will likely start action the following week.

Football is still two weeks away with the first game date set for August 21.

SportsTone has two more nights of 'Replay' games from the 2025-26 school year (tonight and Monday) before “On the Ball” returns this Tuesday at 5 pm followed by varsity volleyball about 6 o'clock. Both of those webcasts will originate from Asheboro High School.

August 6, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

David Hayes, Uwharrie Charter Academy's former District Athletic Director, spoke with Dennis Garcia about leaving that position and returning to coaching for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

August 4, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Former Eastern Randolph High School and Post 81 baseball coach Nate Cockman talked with Dennis Garcia about 'What's Next' for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

August 3, 2026 - ALUMNI HONORS

Brooks Brannon (RHS '22) hit seven home runs in July for the Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs and led the Eastern League with a 1.077 OPS earning Sea Dogs Player of the Month honors presented by SoFi.

Brannon also hit 8 doubles in July and drove in 19 runs. The catcher had several multi-hit outings including three 3-hit games.

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August 1, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Dennis Garcia is getting ready for high school football with Asheboro coach Calvin Brown for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

July 31, 2026 - AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

The American Legion Baseball national tournament begins next week with a different format from past years. Cherryville, NC and Shrewsbury, MA will each host two regional events. Shrewsbury will host the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions and Cherryville the Southeast and Mid-South Regions.

The Southeast Region (8 teams) will begin play on Wednesday, August 5 in Cherryville while the Mid-South Region (6 teams) will take the field at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia on Thursday, August 6.

Both tournaments will conclude on Sunday, August 9. The winners will then make the short trip to Shelby for the 2026 American Legion World Series at Veteran's Field at Keeter Stadium. The ALWS runs from August 13-18.

[EDIT to correct game locations.]